Jang Pill-joon (Korean: 장필준; born April 8, 1988) is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He throws right-handed.
| Jang Pill-joon | |
|---|---|
| Samsung Lions – No. 26 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: April 8, 1988 | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| August 30, 2015, for the Samsung Lions | |
| KBO statistics (through March 24, 2024[1]) | |
| Win–loss record | 17–29 |
| Earned run average | 5.29 |
| Strikeouts | 348 |
| Saves | 42 |
| Teams | |
| |
| Jang Pill-joon | |
| Hangul | 장필준 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 張必峻 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Piljun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang P'iljun |
Professional career
editJang's early career started with stints in the Hanwha Eagles and Los Angeles Angels organization, as well as in Australia for the Perth Heat. He joined the Samsung Lions in 2015, and was promoted to the closer role in 2017.[2]
International career
editHe was selected to represent South Korea at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, and picked up a save against Chinese Taipei [3]
In 2018, he represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[4]
References
edit- ^ "기록실 | 기록실 | KBO". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Thanks to the Lions, Jang is at top of his game-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily". mengnews.joins.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "Lee Jung-hoo delivers game-winning triple in sixth inning as South Korea nips Taiwan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
.jpg){kind=small}   | This biographical article relating to a Korean baseball pitcher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |